Driver Licensing Road Emergencies and Special Conditions 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What should you do if you are driving and a tornado is spotted nearby?
- Drive perpendicular to the tornado's path and seek a sturdy building or ditch (Correct answer)
- Drive toward the tornado to get a better view
- Stay in your vehicle with windows closed
- Drive under a highway overpass for shelter
Correct answer: Drive perpendicular to the tornado's path and seek a sturdy building or ditch
If a tornado is near, drive at a right angle to its path to escape its route, then seek a sturdy building or lie flat in a low-lying ditch if no shelter is available.
Question 2: What is the safe following distance for driving in heavy fog?
- Same as normal conditions
- Use fog lines and increase following distance significantly (Correct answer)
- Tailgate other vehicles to use their lights as a guide
- Drive in the left lane where visibility is best
Correct answer: Use fog lines and increase following distance significantly
In heavy fog, increase your following distance well beyond normal and use road markings and low-beam headlights since visibility is severely reduced.
Question 3: Why is driving while very angry or emotionally upset dangerous?
- Only sleepiness affects driving performance
- Emotional distress impairs concentration, judgment, and reaction time similarly to intoxication (Correct answer)
- Anger improves focus and driving performance
- Emotional state only affects passenger comfort
Correct answer: Emotional distress impairs concentration, judgment, and reaction time similarly to intoxication
Intense emotions like anger or grief impair cognitive function, narrow focus, and slow reaction times, making emotional distraction a significant driving hazard.
Question 4: What should you do if you are driving and begin to experience a medical emergency such as a seizure warning?
- Quickly complete your destination before stopping
- Signal, pull over safely as fast as possible, stop the engine, and call for help (Correct answer)
- Call 911 while continuing to drive
- Have a passenger take control of the wheel while moving
Correct answer: Signal, pull over safely as fast as possible, stop the engine, and call for help
If you feel a medical emergency beginning, you must immediately signal, steer to a safe location, stop the vehicle, turn off the engine, and call for emergency assistance.
Question 5: What is the purpose of road flares or emergency triangles after a breakdown?
- To guide you to the nearest exit
- To warn approaching drivers of your stopped vehicle to prevent rear-end collisions (Correct answer)
- To signal a tow truck from a distance
- To illuminate the engine compartment for repairs
Correct answer: To warn approaching drivers of your stopped vehicle to prevent rear-end collisions
Flares and triangles are placed behind a disabled vehicle to warn approaching drivers, giving them time to slow down and change lanes before reaching the stopped car.
Question 6: When driving in heavy rain, why should you avoid using cruise control?
- Cruise control drains the battery faster in rain
- Cruise control can cause loss of control on wet surfaces by continuing acceleration during hydroplaning (Correct answer)
- Rain interferes with the cruise control sensors
- Cruise control is illegal in wet conditions
Correct answer: Cruise control can cause loss of control on wet surfaces by continuing acceleration during hydroplaning
In wet conditions, if the vehicle hydroplanes while cruise control is active, the system may try to maintain speed and accelerate, worsening the loss of traction.
Driver Licensing Road Emergencies and Special Conditions 2
What should you do if you are driving and a tornado is spotted nearby?